The Wisconsin Senate is making it easier to convict those who add fentanyl derivatives to heroin. On a voice vote today (Tuesday), senators decided to name fentanyl analogs as a controlled substance, which makes it easier for prosecutors to charge those making the drugs in which the more potent heroin is causing more overdoses throughout the state. The Senate added more analogs to a bill passed by the Assembly in June, and that means the lower house will have to ratify the changes. Also today (Tuesday), senators decided on voice votes to have a year-round hunting season for woodchucks; to let minors work in companies owned by their parents or guardians without state work permits; and to let communities provide grants and loans to help residents replace lead-contaminated water pipes.
Senate OKs Fentanyl Crackdown, Woodchuck Hunt, Lead Pipe Grants
Nov 1, 2017 | 9:53 AM
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